Unit 3: Integrity (Read to Lead #s9-12)

Unit 3: Integrity (Read to Lead #s 9-12)

21st Century Skill Focus:

Initiative and Self-Direction

We will:

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly, draw inferences, and cite textual evidence in support of a conclusion.

 We Can: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly, draw inferences, and cite textual evidence in support of a conclusion.

Open Ended

What does the word "biased" mean?

Biased: having an unfair tendency to

believe that some people, ideas, or things are better than

others.

Open Ended

What is the opposite of biased?

Unbiased: not having an unfair tendency to believe people, ideas, or things are superior to others.

We will choose whether the following statements are biased or unbiased....

Multiple Choice

Mayor Young is holding a daily press conference to update residents of Port Douglas about the progress of storm cleanup

• Biased

• Unbiased

Multiple Choice

Zeke could be dangerous, and should be locked up.

• Biased

• Unbiased

Multiple Choice

In all hurricane cleanups, businesses should be brought back to normal before people’s homes are.

• Biased

• Unbiased

Open Ended

Why is it so important to be unbiased when writing news stories?